Australia · O3

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Australia
Creator: Visa Status

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

O3 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (5) — +120.0%.

O3 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+120.0% vs January 2026 (5)+37.5% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 895

Australia · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202576
202616

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6	5	-16.7%
February	8	11	+37.5%
March	1	–	–
April	2	–	–
May	13	–	–
June	2	–	–
July	9	–	–
August	12	–	–
September	5	–	–
October	7	–	–
November	7	–	–
December	4	–	–

When is it busy? Australia · O3

Busiest month: August (12.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.2%

9.8%

7.3%

6.2%

8.2%

7.5%

9.8%

12.1%

5.7%

10.7%

4.9%

8.7%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Australia · O3: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	14
Apr '17	7
May '17	8
Jun '17	12
Jul '17	11
Aug '17	16
Sep '17	8
Oct '17	8
Nov '17	11
Dec '17	11
Jan '18	20
Feb '18	6
Mar '18	22
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	4	5	11
Total	4	5	11

Australia · O3

Australia · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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